Exoparasitic arthropoda: 1. Pediculus capitis - Head louse 2. Pediculus pubis - Pubic louse 3. Haematopinus suis - Pig louse 4. Gonoides stylifer - Poultry louse 5. Pulex irritans - “Human Flea” [misnomer - very wide range of hosts] 6. Pulex penetrans - Chigoe Flea/Jigger Flea (also known as a “jigger” - not to be confused with “chiggers”, which are small red mites) Le Regne Animal Distribue d’Apres son Organisation, pour Servir de Base a l’Histoire Naturelle des Animaux. Georges Cuvier, 1838.

Exoparasitic arthropoda:

1. Pediculus capitis - Head louse

2. Pediculus pubis - Pubic louse

3. Haematopinus suis - Pig louse

4. Gonoides stylifer - Poultry louse

5. Pulex irritans - “Human Flea” [misnomer - very wide range of hosts]

6. Pulex penetrans - Chigoe Flea/Jigger Flea (also known as a “jigger” - not to be confused with “chiggers”, which are small red mites)

Le Regne Animal Distribue d’Apres son Organisation, pour Servir de Base a l’Histoire Naturelle des Animaux. Georges Cuvier, 1838.

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